Dianne de Las Casas

Dianne de Las Casas (January 15, 1970 – August 21, 2017) was a Philippine-born American author and storyteller who toured internationally and authored more than 25 books and audio recordings[1][3]. She founded the international initiative designating November as Picture Book Month and was a prominent literacy advocate in the children's literature community[1][4].

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